Lorain police rescue trapped girl

LORAIN -- Lorain police lifted a pickup truck off the arm of a girl who was trapped when it over turned the area of Globe Ave. and East 38th Street Sunday about 8 p.m., according to a Lorain police report.

Police found the 2003 GMC pickup truck overturned in a ditch with the girl inside and her right armed pinned between the truck and the ground, the report stated. The police smelled gasoline and were worried about the possibility of the truck flipping again.

Two officers approached the truck and "with our brute strength we were able to lift this vehicle, against the force of gravity" to free the girl, the report said. The girl was taken to Mercy Regional Medical Center and has since been released.

The driver of the truck, a 15-year-old boy, was issued a citation for having no driver's license, reckless operation, failure to wear a seat belt and failure to control, according to the report.